5 Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy Now

This week, five Oil and Gas stocks are improving their overall ratings on Portfolio Grader[1]. Each of these stocks is rated an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”).

The rating of Western Gas (NYSE:WES[2]) moves up this week, rising from a C to a B. Western Gas engages in gathering, compressing, processing, treating and transporting Anadarko and third-party natural gas in the United States. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of WES stock[3].

Scorpio Tankers’ (NYSE:STNG[4]) ratings are looking better this week, moving up to a B from last week’s C. Scorpio Tankers provides seaborne transportation of crude oil and other petroleum products worldwide. The stock price has risen 7.6% over the past month, better than the 0.6% increase the S&P 500 has seen over the same period of time. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of STNG stock[5].

This week, Access Midstream Partners LP (NYSE:ACMP[6]) pushes up from a C to a B rating. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of ACMP stock[7].

This is a strong week for Global Partners (NYSE:GLP[8]). The company’s rating climbs to B from the previous week’s C. Global Partners owns, controls or has access to a terminal network of refined petroleum products in New England, located in the United States. The current dividend yield is 2.1%. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of GLP stock[9].

Teekay LNG Partners (NYSE:TGP[10]) is seeing ratings go up from a C last week to a B this week. Teekay LNG Partners provides marine transportation services for liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas and crude oil. The stock has a dividend yield of 2.7%. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of TGP stock[11].

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader[12] stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here[13].